Movie Description
Just Ask for Diamond
(1988)Overview
Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds. Can they unravel the mystery and avoid the clutches of seedy lowlifes Brenda Von Falkenberg, Gott and Himmell, The Fat Man and the dogmatic Chief Inspector Snape, all of whom want to find the swag first.
Featured Crew
- Director : Stephen Bayly
- Producer : Linda James
- Writer : Anthony Horowitz
- Editor : Scott Thomas
- Cast : Colin Dale,Dursley McLinden,Susannah York,Saeed Jaffrey,Patricia Hodge,Jimmy Nail,Roy Kinnear,Bill Paterson,Nickolas Grace,Robert Bathurst,Geraldine Muir,Michael Medwin,Michael Robbins
Cast
Nick Diamond
Tim Diamond
Lauren Bacardi
Mr. Patel
Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
Boyle
Jack Splendide
Chief Inspector Snape
Himmell
Vicar
Granddaughter
The Professor
The Fat Man
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleJust Ask for Diamond
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-09-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 23m
Production CompaniesRed Rooster Film & Television Entertainment,British Screen Productions,Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF),Coverstop Films
Genres
- Family
- Comedy
- Crime